[expert-it] RedHat KPPP Mini-How-TO

2000-06-09 Thread Roberto A. F.
Ciao a tutti, volevo avvertire che ho messo on line un piccolo how-to su come usare kppp da utente in RH (cosi` chi usa root per questo motivo non ha piu` scuse ;-) Questo piccolo HowTo e` step to step e non dovrebbe essere difficoltoso riuscire a metterlo in pratica (altrimenti scrivete 8-)

[expert] ADSL INFO

2000-06-09 Thread David M. Kufta
I would like to give thanks to those who offered suggestions as to necessary configuration/setup for DSL service under Linux-Mandrake, Civilme ,Vincent Danen Jean-Michelt Dault. Thank you for your advise and direction. I have found that initially to setup infospeed dsl service acount with

Re: [expert] ATA/66 HPT366 with 7.1

2000-06-09 Thread Don
On Wed, 07 Jun 2000, you wrote: "Dan Bélisle" wrote: Hi ! I have downloaded the brand new 7.1 and unfortunately like it predecessor my ATA/66 (HPT366) disk doesn't work !! At the IDE detection at the begining of the installation, the installation is stoped (stone) at this

[expert] dock apps

2000-06-09 Thread Ralph
Hi, Can some please explain to me how to install dock apps in window maker. I cxant figure where they go or wher to install them. Thanks, Ralph -- WHER EVER YOUR HEAD GOES YOUR ASS WILL FOLLOW!! :-)

[expert]

2000-06-09 Thread Greg DeYoung
I know this may not be the forum for this question but I posted it on the newbie list twice, and nobody seems to be able to give me an answer of what is happening. I know this not a unique problem, because I saw two other posts with the same problem. Please Help. Thanks, Greg DeYoung I just

[expert] XFree 4 vs 3.3.6 in 7.1

2000-06-09 Thread Stephen Boulet
I selected the option of trying out xfree 4 in my upgrade to 7.1. Does anyone know how to choose between the two from the console? -- Stephen

Re: [expert] gcc compile error

2000-06-09 Thread John Hawk
On Thu, 08 Jun 2000, you wrote: Instaling gcc make and automake on a instalation afther the normanl install I get the following error on ./configure - checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create

[expert] 7.1 and SBLive config error

2000-06-09 Thread Stephen Boulet
Running 7.1 with a SBLive, I can hear Linus' test audio message, but the second test (a midi file, I think) fails with: sox: Can't open output file'/dev/dsp': No such device Any help on this one? Thanks. -- Stephen

[expert] ATA-66 and Abit BE6-II

2000-06-09 Thread Stephen Boulet
Just wanted to check this out before purchasing: Can I have one 20 gig ATA-66 Maxtor hard drive on a BE6-II board as my only hard disk? Thanks. -- Stephen

Re: [expert] ANNOUNCE: New public forum (and second round ofdiscussions)

2000-06-09 Thread Civileme
Or perhaps pole as in what is counted when one integrates along a coutour that contains no zeroes internally--the highest point in complex space. You have to watch out for those mathematicians, Alan. .-) Civileme Alan Shoemaker wrote: Denisin linuxpole.com the word pole means a long

Re: [expert] Mandrake 7.1 Plus -- LinuxLAND

2000-06-09 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear Alan and friends: My deep apologies for getting myself and everybody else confused. Yes, it's LinuxLand, NOT LinuxMart or LinuxMall. Glad I threw in the URL with the right address. Benjamin Alan Shoemaker wrote: Benjaminyes, exactly! LinuxLand is where I ordered my 7.1 2 CD set

Re: [expert] GET READY FOR A DISCUSSION (fwd)

2000-06-09 Thread Brian Schroeder
Another possibility for the future is to have a Stable | Normal | Cutting- Edge installation option. The "Stable" option would only install stable releases of the software, "Normal" would be the standard install, and "Cutting-Edge" would install the latest available releases - whether stable or

Re: [expert] Re: DISCUSION Upgrade (fwd)

2000-06-09 Thread Ernest N. Wilcox Jr.
On Wed, 07 Jun 2000 - Denis HAVLIK, you wrote: | Hi, folks | | It feels strange when I have to reply to my own message but... I thought | that "upgrade" is an extremely important topic, yet no one wants to | discuss it. Does it mean that you are not interested (so we should stop

Re: [expert] Mandrake 7.1 Plus -- LinuxLAND

2000-06-09 Thread Alan Shoemaker
BenjaminI really don't think that 'deep apologies' are necessary. :-) And maybe I was the only one that was confused, duh! Alan Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear Alan and friends: My deep apologies for getting myself and everybody else confused. Yes, it's LinuxLand, NOT LinuxMart or

Re: [expert] Mandrake 7.1 Plus -- LinuxLAND

2000-06-09 Thread Jean-Louis Debert
Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear Alan and friends: My deep apologies for getting myself and everybody else confused. Yes, it's LinuxLand, NOT LinuxMart or LinuxMall. Glad I threw in the URL with the right address. Benjamin Alan Shoemaker wrote: Benjaminyes, exactly! LinuxLand is

[expert] MDK 7.1 breaking StarOffice 5.1a ???

2000-06-09 Thread Andreas Spengler
Hi folks, just upgraded my system to MDK 7.1 and now my StarOffice crashes when I open any documents... Any evidences on your sites...??? Greets, Andreas Spengler E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB: www.spengler-netz.de

Re: [expert] dock apps

2000-06-09 Thread Sebastian Dransfeld
On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Ralph wrote: Hi, Can some please explain to me how to install dock apps in window maker. I cxant figure where they go or wher to install them. But the binary in a suitable directory, f.eks. ~/bin, run it, and voila, it pops up in the dock. -- seb

Re: [expert] gcc compile error

2000-06-09 Thread Sebastian Dransfeld
On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, John Hawk wrote: On Thu, 08 Jun 2000, you wrote: Instaling gcc make and automake on a instalation afther the normanl install I get the following error on ./configure - checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no configure: error: installation or

Re: [expert] XFree 4 vs 3.3.6 in 7.1

2000-06-09 Thread Sebastian Dransfeld
On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Stephen Boulet wrote: I selected the option of trying out xfree 4 in my upgrade to 7.1. Does anyone know how to choose between the two from the console? X is started witd /etc/X11/X, which is a symlink. So it can point to the XF4 binary (XFree86), or the XF3 (XF86_*).

[expert] Problem with g-print and gnome desktop in Mandrake 7.1

2000-06-09 Thread Elemer Vass
I reported this bug with 7.1 beta3 more than a week ago but I see it is also present in the final 7.1 (Helium). I did an "expert" install of Mandrake 7.1 (Helium) choosing practically everything minus tetex, databases and some special development packages which I don't need. The bug: The ICONS

RE: [expert] gcc compile error

2000-06-09 Thread Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS
I had this problem last week. Ended up being a corrupt Perl installation. Reinstalled Perl and all is fine again. -Original Message- From: John Hawk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 11:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] gcc compile error On Thu,

[expert] [Fwd: [newbie] DOSEMU and ATI All in Wonder Pro]

2000-06-09 Thread Fran Parker
I guess I should have put this in for the experts...I am a newbie but I think maybe this is an expert question since I got no response in the newbie list. Thanks for anything helpful with this problem. Bambi Fran Parker wrote: OK, now I am really stumped! I got DOSEMU to work. I got some

[expert] Matrox G400 and XFree86 4.0

2000-06-09 Thread sam feagins
Hello all, I have a Matrox G400 dual-head card that I would like to get the dual-head working with XFree86. I can get the single monitor working with the greatest of ease, but I cannot find anywhere documentation on how to make the 2nd monitor come up. Will this require Framebuffer support?

RE: [expert] 7.1 and SBLive config error

2000-06-09 Thread Brash, Matthew
SBLive's latest snapshots are at: http://opensource.creative.com Look for a link to their ftp site where you can download emu10K snapshots. The latest ones are nifty with MANY options in the mixer. They aren't hard to install and while I haven't installed them in Mandrake yet, I've done it MANY

[expert] 7.1 changes

2000-06-09 Thread Ray
There are a few changes I don't like so far and maybe someone can help. First is the desktop right mouse click menus. Under new the only option is folder.How can I add items to this menu? Second thing is when clicking on a text document now it opens by default in kless not the text

Re: [expert]

2000-06-09 Thread Fran Parker
This may not apply, but doesn't 7.1 use another loader other than LILO? Bambi Greg DeYoung wrote: I know this may not be the forum for this question but I posted it on the newbie list twice, and nobody seems to be able to give me an answer of what is happening. I know this not a unique

RE: [expert] XFree 4 vs 3.3.6 in 7.1

2000-06-09 Thread Brash, Matthew
Now, where are the XF3 and XF4 binaries located? Furthermore, what's the EASIEST way to search for a file (recursively)? -Original Message- From: Sebastian Dransfeld [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 2:24 AM To: Stephen Boulet Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

RE: [expert] external dsl modem (Westel)

2000-06-09 Thread Vincent Danen
On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Stephen@Home wrote: I just got my Shaw@home a couple of days ago and I don't think its that bad. The up and down speeds are just fine and even though its dynamic ip's they don't change very often so I can telnet/ftp/httpd/x session anyway. BTW I'm in Calgary. Hi

Re: [expert] [Expert] How can I?

2000-06-09 Thread Fran Parker
I second that...when free is as nice as gftp...why go elsewhere. Bambi Wolfgang Bornath wrote: On Thu, Jun 08, 2000 at 09:41 -0400, Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS wrote: A good GUI based FTP prog. is IglooFTP Pro. Reminds me a lot of Cute FTP. I'm using gFTP now for some time. It has a

Re: [expert] Touchscreen drivers for mandrake.

2000-06-09 Thread Joseph S. Gardner
Robert Kimball wrote: Does anyone have a touchscreen driver for mandrake linux or know where i could find one? it would really be appreciated. thank you. Rob Metro-X advertises to have touch screen support for $40 US. www.metrolink.com Never used them just recalled the ad. Your mileage

[expert] 7.01 -- 7.1 upgrade observations

2000-06-09 Thread Barry Marler
I upgraded last night with no obvious major problems. There are these issues, though: I have eth0 configured for my cable connection to my @home ISP. During bootup, ippp0 is established. I've no clue what's up with that. The control panel, accessed throughLinuxconf, has several duplicate

[expert] curent topics @ http://linuxpole.com/

2000-06-09 Thread Denis HAVLIK
Below are currently discussed toppics on "linuxpole.com" (our experimental public forum): Policy: Guns versus Butter Install: Automated Install Install: Upgrade - what should it do? Doc: What makes a documentation "good" or bad? More to come... cu Denis --

RE: [expert] gcc compile error

2000-06-09 Thread McDonald, John GSM1 (SIMASD)
You are missing a compiler component or the compiler itself failed to install. Put your Drake CDROM in then open /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS look for gcc files. I am at work on an NT box so I can't give you the actual name. Then as root issue rpm -i gcc_whatever_version.rpm if I remember correctly

RE: [expert] ATA-66 and Abit BE6-II

2000-06-09 Thread Brash, Matthew
As far as _I_ know... yes. I have an ABIT BX6 Rev 2.0 mainboard and have 2 LARGE disks... what I did was partition my first disk in half, so that I had 2 Ext2 file systems... Just a suggestion. Matt -Original Message- From: Stephen Boulet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June

Re: [expert] [Expert] How can I?

2000-06-09 Thread Ken Thompson
On Thu, 08 Jun 2000, you wrote: On Wed, 07 Jun 2000, you wrote: 1) Netscape to use my windows directory so I can read mail from either OS (when I contract in some Access Work, I can't pick my OS, and there's no good FTP client for Linux, like Cute-FTP, not to mention the win-modem thing)

Re: [expert] ATA/66 HPT366 with 7.1

2000-06-09 Thread Dan Bélisle
What i don't understand is that Denis from mandrake tell me that his test with the HTP366 is good and work. But, if the patch is not apply, how he can work for his and not for me ? I have already read the UDMA66 Howto, but is not working... Thanks again ! Danny. From: "M Thompson" [EMAIL

Re: [expert] ATA/66 HPT366 with 7.1

2000-06-09 Thread Dan Bélisle
Hi ! My drive is a Quantum Fireball KX 7200rpm 13.6gig. Danny. From: Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] ATA/66 HPT366 with 7.1 Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 18:05:49 -0700 On Wed, 07 Jun 2000, you wrote: "Dan Bélisle" wrote: Hi !

Re: [expert] ATA/66 HPT366 with 7.1

2000-06-09 Thread Dan Bélisle
Thank you !! Danny. From: "M Thompson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] ATA/66 HPT366 with 7.1 Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 17:14:55 GMT The Mandrake kernel doesn't ship with the IDE patch included. Suse developed the patch but it is still

Re: [expert] upgrade and more

2000-06-09 Thread Ken Thompson
I wonder if any of you have made the upgrade to 7.1 and can tell me how it went. and where you did get your files/CDs from. I bought mine from cheapbytes.com. Hans [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hans, I've installed 7.1b1 and b3 with no trouble on up-to-date systems. However, while trying to install

[expert] ftp

2000-06-09 Thread ryan geer
i would like to set my machine up as an ftp server. any suggestions on which package to use or where to find guidance?

Re: [expert] XFree 4 vs 3.3.6 in 7.1

2000-06-09 Thread laurent . duperval
On 9 Jun, Brash, Matthew wrote: Now, where are the XF3 and XF4 binaries located? Furthermore, what's the EASIEST way to search for a file (recursively)? find / -name \*filename\* -print L -- Laurent Duperval "Montreal winters are an intelligence test, U|Force - Java

Re: [expert] ext2 under windows

2000-06-09 Thread Daniel Woods
Wayne, I have not yet been able to shake windows for a few tasks and I was = wondering whether you can get any software to read ext2 filesystems = under windows. I often DL stuff under Linux, boot into windows and then = forget to xfer the stuff over which means a reboot blah blah blah.

RE: [expert] ext2 under windows

2000-06-09 Thread Klar Brian D Contr MSG/SWS
freshmeat has a file; explore2fs Explore2fs is a Windows program which allows read write support for Linux filesystems, and works under NT, 95, 98 2000 -Original Message-From: Wayne Petherick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 9:29 AMTo: [EMAIL

Re: [expert] Gaim 0.9.18 RPM troubles.

2000-06-09 Thread Civileme
Fran Parker wrote: I don't get it. I installed the gaim-0.9.18-1.i386.rpm and had none of these troubles. Sorry, Bambi Civileme wrote: "Alan N." wrote: Ivan Trail wrote: Hello. After the recent discussion on getting Gaim 0.9.18, I tried it out. I can't get

[expert] 7.1 zip supermount problems

2000-06-09 Thread Norman Carver
Just installed MDK 7.1 on a new Dell T850. Generally went well...but, of course, there are a few issues (e.g., sound!). One is accessing the internal zip drive (atapi). MDK configured this to use supermount (with desktop icon). Access is no problem--stuck in disk and clicked on icon.

Re: [expert] XFree 4 vs 3.3.6 in 7.1

2000-06-09 Thread Fran Parker
If you use KDE as one of your GUI interfaces: I find Find in KDE works great for finding files on any of the partitions I have including windows partitionssince you can search the entire / of the system. You choose where you want to limit the search. Great program. Bambi "Brash, Matthew"

Re: [expert] curent topics @ http://linuxpole.com/

2000-06-09 Thread Fran Parker
Thanks Denis...took advantage of the submission under two categories. This is great to have a voice...who knows whether it will help or not, but I appreciate the opportunity. Bambi Denis HAVLIK wrote: Below are currently discussed toppics on "linuxpole.com" (our experimental public forum):

Re: [expert] ext2 under windows

2000-06-09 Thread Adam Gregory Koch
On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, Wayne Petherick wrote: I have not yet been able to shake windows for a few tasks and I was wondering whether you can get any software to read ext2 filesystems under windows. I often DL stuff under Linux, boot into windows and then forget to xfer the stuff over which

RE: [expert]

2000-06-09 Thread McDonald, John GSM1 (SIMASD)
Yes it's called "grub" pretty nice although I have only used it once by accident. Mac -Original Message- From: Fran Parker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 5:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] This may not apply, but doesn't 7.1 use another loader

RE: [expert] XFree 4 vs 3.3.6 in 7.1

2000-06-09 Thread Sebastian Dransfeld
On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, Brash, Matthew wrote: Now, where are the XF3 and XF4 binaries located? Furthermore, what's the EASIEST way to search for a file (recursively)? They are in /usr/X11R6/bin. To find a file use "find /directory -name filename" or "find /directory -depth|grep filename". --

Re: [expert] external dsl modem (Westel)

2000-06-09 Thread Jean-Michel Dault
The Roaring Penguin PPPoE is included in 7.1, and of course you have to use username@provider, at least with Magma and Sympatico. Jean-Michel Dault [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Christopher Quale wrote: Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 09:20:49 -0700 From: Christopher Quale [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [expert] ext2 under windows

2000-06-09 Thread McDonald, John GSM1 (SIMASD)
I believe samba solves that problem? Mac -Original Message- From: Wayne Petherick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 6:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] ext2 under windows I have not yet been able to shake windows for a few tasks and I was wondering

Re: [expert] XFree 4 vs 3.3.6 in 7.1

2000-06-09 Thread John Aldrich
On Fri, 09 Jun 2000, you wrote: On 9 Jun, Brash, Matthew wrote: Now, where are the XF3 and XF4 binaries located? Furthermore, what's the EASIEST way to search for a file (recursively)? find / -name \*filename\* -print Or, "locate filename" if it's been at least overnight since you

Re: [expert]

2000-06-09 Thread Fran Parker
John, I thought I had read that somewhere. Good to know it is a nice one. Thanks, Bambi "McDonald, John GSM1 (SIMASD)" wrote: Yes it's called "grub" pretty nice although I have only used it once by accident. Mac -Original Message- From: Fran Parker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

Re: [expert] ftp

2000-06-09 Thread Irwan Hadi
At 12:44 PM 6/10/00 -0400, you wrote: i would like to set my machine up as an ftp server. any suggestions on which package to use or where to find guidance? try proftpd (www.proftpd.net)

Re: [expert] ftp

2000-06-09 Thread Rcarlino
I really like proftpd easy config file to work with On Sat, 10 Jun 2000 12:44:48 -0400, ryan geer said: i would like to set my machine up as an ftp server. any suggestions on which package to use or where to find guidance?

Re: [expert] Gaim 0.9.18 RPM troubles.

2000-06-09 Thread Fran Parker
Well, lets see : my system is a Celeron 366 with 64Megs RAM, All in Wonder Pro, Realtek cheapy network card, Yamaha SAx sound card built into the KA-6100 via chipset motherboard. USB (for scanner) that doesn't work. ATAPI IDE (Acer, I think) 36X CDrom drive, Three western digital drives 1.6G,

Re: [expert] Gaim 0.9.18 RPM troubles.

2000-06-09 Thread Fran Parker
By the way Civileme, of course the computer has one floppy too. But that wasn't why I was writing again. Where did your gaim install? My is in /usr/bin/gaim /usr/lib/gaim and of course the normal doc and share locations. Also there is one thing that is driving me nuts and that is the

[expert] KDE: menu editor not installed??

2000-06-09 Thread Norman Carver
Just tried to look at how to edit the KDE menus in 7.1. Appears to not be possible! Tried both of the following: 1.) K | Panel | Edit Menus Does nothing 2.) right-click on K | Properties get the message: The menu editor is not installed. Now I know that a

Re: [expert] Matrox G400 and XFree86 4.0

2000-06-09 Thread Christopher Quale
sam feagins wrote: Hello all, I have a Matrox G400 dual-head card that I would like to get the dual-head working with XFree86. I can get the single monitor working with the greatest of ease, but I cannot find anywhere documentation on how to make the 2nd monitor come up. Will this

Re: [expert] ftp

2000-06-09 Thread Gavin Clark
on 6/10/00 9:44 AM, ryan geer wrote: i would like to set my machine up as an ftp server. any suggestions on which package to use or where to find guidance? get PROftpd http://www.proftpd.net/ it sports a config file that's similar to apache's and it can authenticate users from a MySQL

Re: [expert] ext2 under windows

2000-06-09 Thread M Thompson
1) You could use explore2fs to read/write to your linux partition OR 2) Put your downloads on a partition that is accessible to Windoze (FAT16, FAT32, etc.) HTH, Matt From: "Wayne Petherick" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] ext2 under

[expert] update report, please..

2000-06-09 Thread Patrick Erler
hallo expert! did someone of you upgrade from 6.0 to 7.1? i plan to upgrade our server-for-everything and would like to know what can go wrong.. PAT -- vcard/LDAP/PGP: http://dresden-online.com/~perler/identity.html PGP fingerprint: DAC6 2FDA 1ED7 AD55 BD1F 5142 3D5F 72BF

[expert] news?

2000-06-09 Thread d
I have a GA-5AX w/ ALi Aladdin V AGPset, and Linux-Mandrake and other distribs can not shut down. Mandrake said it is a bios and kernel problem (w/ diff Mboard). It still doesnt work;latest bios + diff distr/versions linux. Is there any other fix for this? Win98 hadsimilar problem (w/VA503

Re: [expert] Forwarding mail to /dev/null?

2000-06-09 Thread Ryan A
On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, John Aldrich wrote: IS there a way to get Sendmail to forward mail for certain email addresses to /dev/null? I believe procmail would fit the bill perfectly. -ryan I tried telling Sendmail to pipe mail for [EMAIL PROTECTED] to /dev/null in both virtual user table

Re: [expert] Forwarding mail to /dev/null?

2000-06-09 Thread Jean-Michel Dault
Add this in your /etc/aliases file: junk: "| cat /dev/null" Everything that goes to junk@yourdomain will go to /dev/null. Jean-Michel Dault [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, Ryan A wrote: Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 17:53:57 -0600 (MDT) From: Ryan A [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL

Re: [expert] ftp

2000-06-09 Thread Vincent Danen
On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, Irwan Hadi wrote: At 12:44 PM 6/10/00 -0400, you wrote: i would like to set my machine up as an ftp server. any suggestions on which package to use or where to find guidance? try proftpd (www.proftpd.net) Or grab Mandrake RPMs from

[expert] RPMDrake and remote packages

2000-06-09 Thread root
I'm having the same problem with both KPackage and RPMDrake. When I try to configure each to look for RPMs from a remote location (ftp or http), neither program will do so. KPackage simply stops cold, and RPMDrake says it's updating, but nothing happens. I have a good connection to my ISP, and I

Re: [expert] dock apps

2000-06-09 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
Take a look at http://www.windowmaker.org/ Ralph wrote: Hi, Can some please explain to me how to install dock apps in window maker. I cxant figure where they go or wher to install them.

Re: [expert]

2000-06-09 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
I just downloaded the new 7.1 and installed on my computer on the second hard drive. [deleted] I configured a 5GB partition as the Linux partition in the first slot of the second [deleted] first letter of LILO "L" then a constant stream of 01 01 01 01 01 01 and it just continues. I

[expert] simple recursive delete from the command line?

2000-06-09 Thread Gavin Clark
how do I quickly delete a whole directory and everything it contains from the command line. I can do it easily from kfm and other GUI file browsers. but #rmdir won't work because the dir isn't empty and #rm -r puts me in "do you really want to do this?" hell. thanks Gavin

Re: [expert] 7.1 -- Strange FTP phenomenon

2000-06-09 Thread Norman Carver
... There is something about the kpppload file that's screwing up the rest ... As I recall (from earlier today), kpppload was the point at which I was instructed to switch to the 2nd cdrom--the "ext" one---during the install. (I did a "development" install with all packages.) The packages are

Re: [expert] simple recursive delete from the command line?

2000-06-09 Thread Norman Carver
how do I quickly delete a whole directory and everything it contains from the command line. ... #rm -r puts me in "do you really want to do this?" hell. re-alias rm so it isn't set to that stupid/annoying/etc. rm -i!!! Norm

[expert] Forwarding mail to /dev/null?

2000-06-09 Thread John Aldrich
IS there a way to get Sendmail to forward mail for certain email addresses to /dev/null? I tried telling Sendmail to pipe mail for [EMAIL PROTECTED] to /dev/null in both virtual user table and in /etc/aliases, but when I tried to send myself a test message, Sendmail refused. I'd *like* to have

Re: [expert] simple recursive delete from the command line?

2000-06-09 Thread Tim Kubista
on 7/29/39 10:22 PM, Norman Carver at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how do I quickly delete a whole directory and everything it contains from the command line. ... #rm -r puts me in "do you really want to do this?" hell. re-alias rm so it isn't set to that stupid/annoying/etc. rm -i!!!

[expert] anonymous FTP

2000-06-09 Thread Stephen Atkins
Hello all. I want to give anonymous ftp access on my box here. I am able to login properly. I've change the pub dir to 777 (just to see if that would work) but I still can't upload or make directories. Any ideas out there. Stephen Atkins

Re: [expert] New h/drive

2000-06-09 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
Seagate is good for certain chipsets, but I have observed signal reflections on i810, VIA MVP3, and MVP4, Intel 430 TX, and ALi Aladdin V under Pentium code. The problem is highly pronounced with TX chipsets, resulting in corrupt data that appears to write OK and is totally unreadable when

Re: [expert] simple recursive delete from the command line?

2000-06-09 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
Gavin Clark wrote: how do I quickly delete a whole directory and everything it contains from the command line. I can do it easily from kfm and other GUI file browsers. but #rmdir won't work because the dir isn't empty and #rm -r puts me in "do you really want to do this?" hell. rm

Re: [expert] 7.1 -- Strange FTP phenomenon

2000-06-09 Thread Benjamin Sher
Dear Norm: Thanks a million for the clue! No wonder it happens literally at mid-point. Is there a way around it? Perhaps installing 7.1 first minimally, then adding the rest? Benjamin Norman Carver wrote: ... There is something about the kpppload file that's screwing up the rest ...

Re: [expert]

2000-06-09 Thread Anton Graham
Submitted 10-Jun-00 by Seak, Teng-Fong: I just downloaded the new 7.1 and installed on my computer on the second hard drive. [deleted] I configured a 5GB partition as the Linux partition in the first slot of the second [deleted] first letter of LILO "L" then a constant stream of

Re: [expert] ANNOUNCE: New public forum (and second round of discussions)

2000-06-09 Thread Wolfgang Bornath
On Thu, Jun 08, 2000 at 08:25 -0700, Alan Shoemaker wrote: Denisin linuxpole.com the word pole means a long cylindrical object, like a flag pole or a fishing pole. I believe whoever came up with the domain linuxpole.com was actually aiming for linuxpoll.com where the word poll means a